Tope 09.06.07

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AmyRuth
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Tope 09.06.07

#1 Post by AmyRuth »

People: A. K and myself

Duration: 8 hours +

Tide: 06.30

Weather: Sunny and flat calm

Bait: mackerel

Rigs: Ledger

Results: Tope

Report: Out bright and early to the Bray Bank. Plauged by unlimited numbers of LSD's. All went quiet for about 20 minutes and then hooked up with this 45lb Tope which gave a hell of a fight. Makes me wonder given the sudden lull with the LSD's do Tope predate on them? Bryan
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nialler
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#2 Post by nialler »

cant see why they wouldint have a go at a doggie if the were hungry enough... good fishin mate, hopefully gettin out for a tope soon meself..
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bigkev
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Tope and doggies

#3 Post by bigkev »

Its really noticeable on the shannon.
When the tope are around, zero activity from doggies

Again, when the doggies go suddenly quiet, nearly always announces the arrival of tope

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#4 Post by roger de dodger »

would it be anything to do with the amount of tide doggies seem more active at low water and full water off the beach when its slack u can get them within feet of the beach :?: p.s lovely fish lads :D
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chrisfeeney30
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#5 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

nice tope! well done!
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boycie89
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#6 Post by boycie89 »

I have heard of this once !! a friend of mi was fishing for dogs in an animal comp when he hooked a 66lb tope which took a dog that was on his hook !! :shock:
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#7 Post by paulocallaghan »

i think that any fish will go quite at the sight of a large predator like a tope.

a tip given to me in the past by mickeyfish, when the dogs are coming thick and fast and then all of a sudden die off, put on a tope rig cos chances are there is a reason for the lull
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